DALLAS (FWAA) – Colorado cornerback Terrence Wheatley
has been named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player
of the Week for games of Oct. 27.

Wheatley,
a 5-10, 185-pound senior from Richardson, Texas, had three interceptions
in Colorado's 31-26 victory at Texas Tech. He's the first Buffalo
in a quarter of a century to collect three picks in a game. He also
had seven unassisted tackles and a pass break up while playing all
75 CU defensive snaps. His three interceptions stopped Red Raiders
drives at the 50, Texas Tech 44 and Colorado 26.

Wheatley will be added to the 2007 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch
List. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy will be presented to the best defensive
player in college football on Dec. 3 by the FWAA and the Charlotte
Touchdown Club at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C.

Each week during the 2007 season the FWAA All-America Committee
will select a national defensive player of the week from nominations
made by the 11 Division I Bowl Subdivision Conferences and major
independents.

Last season Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis won the coveted
Bronko Nagurski Trophy during the 12th season the FWAA has named
a Defensive Player of the Year.

The Football Writers Association of America, a non-profit
organization founded in 1941, consists of more than 1,000 men and
women across North America who cover college football for a living.
The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists,
as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game.
The FWAA works to govern areas that include game day operations,
major awards, a national poll and its annual All-America team.

The Charlotte Touchdown Club is a non-profit organization
founded in 1990 for the purpose of promoting high school, collegiate,
and professional football in the Charlotte, N.C. region. The club's
activities and services focus community attention on the outstanding
citizenship, scholarship, sportsmanship, and leadership of area
athletes and coaches. For more information, contact John Rocco
(704-347-2918 or jrocco@touchdownclub.com).
The official website of the Charlotte Touchdown Club is www.touchdownclub.com.